The God Who Devastates Also Cures (O Deus Que Devasta Mas Também Cura)

"From psychedelic bossa novas to string-swathed ballads, it's a trip" (4/5) THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

"A dub-samba mix of lonely after-hours journeys with melancholy brass and tear-stained strings" (4/5) MOJO

"Lush melodic song-writing in a distinctly contemporary vein" (4/5) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

'The God Who Devastates Also Cures' is a technicolour masterpiece of international alt-pop featuring afrobeat tinged electro-rock, soaring symphonic ballads, stuttering Amazonian-reggaeton, head-nodding breakbeats and horn-led ska.

With 'The God Who Devastates Also Cures', Santtana has created an album of sumptuous variety and depth with at times a nod to Beck and Danger Mouse at their most grandiose – string parts swoon over slinking polyrhythms and puckish samples to create a sonic tableau at once fresh, vital and uniquely distinct. There is a hip hop flavour to the head-nodding brass instrumental 'Vamos Andar Pela Cidade', which recalls Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (a band Santtana admires), but then the track after it, 'Now No One Has Anything', sounds more like Chicago art-school guitarist David Grubbs. 'The God Who...' sees Santtana reach new heights of musical and lyrical storytelling.